Definitions

inquiries

[in-kwahyuhr-eez, in-kwuh-reez] / ɪnˈkwaɪər iz, ˈɪn kwə riz /

NOUN

asking; looking into

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analysis audit examination hearing inspection interrogation investigation probe query question questioning request research scrutiny search study survey

STRONG

check cross-examination disquisition exploration grilling inquest inquisition interrogatory poll pursuit quest

WEAK

Q and A catechizing delving fishing expedition legwork probing quizzing third degree trial balloon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer ignorance neglect reply

Example Sentences

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She argued that by requesting Pearson attend an interview, police inquiries had progressed beyond being preliminary.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Wall Street’s watchdogs are ramping up their inquiries into how much risk has built up in the $3 trillion private-credit industry, just as investor angst has sparked some backers to head to the exits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission, Treasury Department and bank regulators have stepped up inquiries into risks in the roughly $3 trillion private-credit sector, the Wall Street Journal reported.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

The SEC, Treasury and bank regulators are ramping up inquiries into the $3 trillion private-credit industry amid investor angst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

In December, though he lacked an official mandate to do so, Burnham secretly mailed inquiries to five men, “feeling confident that I would carry my point.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson